Okay, let’s talk about how I went about finding the details on Kenny Pickett’s salary. It wasn’t anything too complex, just a bit of digging I did the other day because his name popped up and I got curious about the numbers for these newer quarterbacks.
My Process Step-by-Step
First thing I did was simply fire up my laptop. Couldn’t remember off the top of my head, and relying on memory for contract stuff is usually a bad idea.
I opened up my usual web browser. Nothing fancy, just the one I use every day.
Then, I went to my preferred search engine. You know the one.
I typed in something straightforward like “Kenny Pickett contract details” or maybe it was “Kenny Pickett salary Steelers”. I often try a couple of variations if the first one doesn’t immediately hit the mark.
The search results page popped up. I saw the usual mix – news headlines, some sports forum chatter, and importantly, links to sites that specifically track player contracts. Those are usually the goldmines.
- I tend to skip the super click-baity looking headlines first.
- I looked for familiar sports news names or sites known for financial sports data.
- I clicked on one or two that seemed reliable.
Once I landed on a couple of those pages, I started scanning. I wasn’t just looking for one single number, because contracts are more complicated than that. I looked for breakdowns:
- Total contract value: The big number everyone talks about first.
- Signing bonus: That’s usually a key part, paid upfront.
- Guaranteed money: This is crucial – how much he’s sure to get.
- Yearly breakdown: How the salary and cap hit changes each season.
I found the info pretty quickly on a couple of reputable sports finance sites. They laid out his rookie deal, since he was a first-round pick. These rookie contracts are somewhat slotted based on draft position, which makes them a bit more predictable than veteran deals.
I saw the total figure, the signing bonus amount, and how much was guaranteed. It also showed the base salaries for each of the four years of the standard rookie contract, plus the fifth-year option detail since he was a first-rounder.
So, I basically gathered these key pieces of information from those specialized sites. Didn’t need to dig much deeper than that, as the rookie scale contracts are fairly public and well-documented.
That was it, really. Just a matter of doing a targeted search, clicking on reliable sources, and pulling out the main components of his deal. Pretty straightforward process when you know what terms to look for.
